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fix: hv.help() to work outside IPython/Jupyter #6793

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3 changes: 3 additions & 0 deletions holoviews/util/__init__.py
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Expand Up @@ -744,6 +744,9 @@ def __call__(self, *args, **params):
raise ImportError('None of the backends could be imported')
Store.set_current_backend(selected_backend)

from ..core.pprint import InfoPrinter
InfoPrinter.store = Store
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I'm not sure why you have chosen to put it here

Placing it here will only make it work, after you have called hv.extension.

We also need to check whether this store will work on Windows cmd.exe (if you haven't already checked it).

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The placement is intentional. hv.help() needs InfoPrinter.store to access Store.registry for Style/Plot options. This registry is only populated after hv.extension() loads a backend before that, there's nothing to show.

I've tested this on Windows cmd.exe and confirmed it works correctly.
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import panel as pn

if params.get("enable_mathjax", False) and selected_backend == "bokeh":
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